NBC finds drama in Canada
Like CBS a few days ago, NBC has dealt with the WGA strike by ordering up a dramatic series from north of the border....
TV biz strong for News Corp.
News Corporation CFO David DeVoe told analysts there had been no material impact on News Corp. from the ongoing WGA strike. And the financial...
Chernin optimistic on strike settlement; Fox will have upfront
According to LA weekly, News Corp. President Peter Chernin did make it to Super Bowl XLII after all and was telling Hollywood folk that...
Big networks united in indecency case
Fox Television Network defeated the FCC at the Second Circuit in a case concerning the FCC's ability to issue fines for fleeting moments of...
Craig Ferguson celebrates becoming a U.S. citizen
Following being sworn in as a United States citizen last week, Craig Ferguson celebrates with a citizenship-themed night, on CBS's The Late Late Show...
Sinclair to buy KFXA-TV Cedar Rapids
Sinclair Broadcast Group purchased the non-licensed assets of KFXA-TV (FOX) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for 17.1 million in cash from Second Generation of Iowa,...
NBC picks up one from Canada, too
Adding to CBS picking up 13 episodes of “Flashpoint” last week from CTV, NBC has picked up "The Listener" (working title), a new CTV...
WGA strikes interim deals with The Film Department, Intermedia
The WGA has reached interim agreements with The Film Department and Intermedia. Intermedia Film is a global, independent media enterprise with affiliates in London...
Disney signs Iger to new five year deal
The Walt Disney Company Board has signed President and CEO Robert Iger to a new five year contract. His previous contract would have expired...
NY Times: new agreement may come this week
Informal talks between WGA and AMPTP have eliminated the major roadblocks to a new contract, which could lead to a tentative agreement as early...
HITS to rep Mega TV
Interep’s Hispanic Independent Television Sales (HITS) announced that it has signed a representation agreement with Spanish Broadcasting System’s WSBS-TV “Mega TV” Miami. HITS was...
Gannett prepares for big TV year
Q4 broadcasting revenues were down 18% (down 22% without adjusting for one less week) and Q1 is pacing down low single digits for Gannett’s...
Former Peacock boss lands at private equity
Former NBC Universal CEO Bob Wright has taken a new job as a Senior Advisor to Lee Equity Partners. The private equity firm was...
MMTC prescription for DTV success
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council is lamenting the fact that Congress hasn't been able to find more than 5M to publicize the DTV...
Windfall in the mobile/handheld TV future?
NAB is citing a study from BIA Financial Network and the Law and Economics Consulting Group which posits that rapid adoption of a mobile...